Best private colleges in North Carolina

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- Location: Buies Creek, NC
- Acceptance rate: 87%
- Net price: $23,163
- SAT range: 1030-1230
- Niche grade:  B-
#10. Campbell University
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- Location: Boiling Springs, NC
- Acceptance rate: 79%
- Net price: $20,296
- SAT range: 960-1190
- Niche grade:  B-
#9. Gardner-Webb University
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- Location: Rocky Mount, NC
- Acceptance rate: 28%
- Net price: $20,208
- SAT range: 860-1120
- Niche grade:  B-
#8. North Carolina Wesleyan University
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- Location: Misenheimer, NC
- Acceptance rate: 73%
- Net price: $19,198
- SAT range: 940-1130
- Niche grade:  B-
#7. Pfeiffer University
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- Location: Elon, NC
- Acceptance rate: 78%
- Net price: $40,366
- SAT range: 1160-1320
- Niche grade:  B-
#6. Elon University
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- Location: Charlotte, NC
- Acceptance rate: 69%
- Net price: $29,810
- SAT range: 1060-1230
- Niche grade:  B
#5. Queens University of Charlotte
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- Location: Raleigh, NC
- Acceptance rate: 70%
- Net price: $21,717
- SAT range: 1060-1230
- Niche grade:  B
#4. Meredith College
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- Location: Winston-salem, NC
- Acceptance rate: 25%
- Net price: $24,643
- SAT range: Not available
- Niche grade:  A+
#3. Wake Forest University
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- Location: Davidson, NC
- Acceptance rate: 18%
- Net price: $25,794
- SAT range: 1300-1460
- Niche grade:  A+
#2. Davidson College
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- Location: Durham, NC
- Acceptance rate: 6%
- Net price: $27,297
- SAT range: 1470-1570
- Niche grade:  A+

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin, additional writing by Lauren Liebhaber, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 46 states.

#1. Duke University
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